Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“The Guinn Dipping Vat is a historic former cattle dipping facility in Ouachita National Forest, northwest of Mount Ida, Arkansas in the ghost town of Mauldin. It is located south of Forest Road 37 west of United States Route 270.”
Wikipedia article Guinn Dipping Vat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 2006 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Guinn Dipping Vat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,532 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 27 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | FAIR GROUND ROAD |
| 21 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | RAINEY CREEK |
| 31 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | CHASEWOOD |
| 30 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Ouachita National Forest | SIMS |
| 23 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | DEER STAND |
| 21 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Guinn Dipping Vat: 8 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Quartz, Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Mt | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hoyt-Williams Prospect | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Lebow Copper Deposit | Copper, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Mauldin Pit | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Diamond Drill Carbon #3 | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Magic Presance Mine | Quartz | Past Producer | 1986, 1987 | |
| Robins Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1971, 1978 | |
| Dist 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mauldin, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2020 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mauldin | - | Trees were reported down. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mauldin | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 270, just west of Mt. Ida. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Montgomery County Courthouse | 3.4 miles | 1976 |
 | Mount Ida Cities Service Filling Station | 3.4 miles | 2001 |
 | Womble District Administration House No. 1 | 5.5 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000465 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Montgomery County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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